What is the Least Common Multiple of 10046 and 10058?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 10046 and 10058 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10046 and 10058, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10046,10058) = 2
LCM(10046,10058) = ( 10046 × 10058) / 2
LCM(10046,10058) = 101042668 / 2
LCM(10046,10058) = 50521334

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10046 and 10058 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10046 and 10058. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10046 and 10058.

Prime Factorization of 10046

Prime Factorization of 10058

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10046 and 10058.

LCM(10046,10058) = 2¹ × 5023¹ × 47¹ × 107¹
LCM(10046,10058) = 50521334